1815 Earthquake: Lefkas, Ionian Islands, Greece
An earthquake struck Lefkas, Ionian Islands, Greece in 1815.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- 1815
- Place
- Lefkas, Ionian Islands, Greece
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 38.800° N, 20.500° E
- Country
- Greece
The toll
- Deaths
- Few (about 1 to 50)
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1815, 38.75 N, 20.5 E, intensity VIII. Leukas (Ionian Islands), casualties. (reference #1198)
1815, 38.75 N, 20.5 E, intensity VIII. Levkas, Ionian Islands, casualties, many houses collapsed. (reference #1099)
AD 1815 Lefkas An earthquake in Lefkas in 1815 caused considerable damage and some loss of life (Ragavis 1855, iii. 708). This information needs verification; mention of this event is not found elsewhere. (reference #9116)
the 1815 earthquake was a spurious event. (reference #14265)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
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- June 426 BC, Euboea, Greece
- September 30, 1636, Cephalonia, Greece
- August 12, 1953, Lixouri-Argostoli (Kephallenia), Greece
- December 29, 1820, Zakinthos (Zante), Greece
- July 11, 1767, Kefalonia, Greece
- February 4, 1867, Cephalonia, Greece
- November 26, 1920, Tepelene, Dragoti, Peshtani, Maricaj, Albania
- August 23, 1817, Aeghion, Achaia, Greece
- February 5, 1786, Corfu (Kerkira), Greece
- February 25, 1742, Zakynthos, Greece
- August 1, 1870, Itea Delphi (Phokis), Greece
- September 30, 1870, Greece
- May 13, 1895, Margarition-Filiates (Thesprotia), Greece
- March 23, 1783, Lefkada, Greece
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 1616.